The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03
Bay ard Talks Fully and Freely
The New Phase Assumed Regarded
rs a Most Hopeful Indication.
A Speedy, Just aud Honorable Settle
ment to the Difficulties.
Delays Obviated by ihe Appointment
0fthe Royal Commission.
Department OF state Officially In.
formed About the Seizure
the Custom House at
Havana.

WhohlNcIoNs ccplohuSi S'ptSte-
tary Bsyard spoke fully and freely 20
press corr, spondent this afternoon
In regard to the new phase assumed
by the Oar adian fisheries question
He regarded II as most hopeful in.
dication OF a speedy, just aud honors.
BILE settlement Of these long pending
difficulties that the British Govern.
ment had itself taken steps to put an
end to the triangular manner In which
the negotiations had hitherto been a
source Of perpetual embarrassment.
Every proposition submitted by the
United States had to be referred to
Canada for the views Of the Dominion
Government, and after months Of de.
lay, 1t would bs returned with the
Canadian objections, and the whole
routine would have to DO gone over
agair. Secretary Bayard especially re.
ferred to the proposition made by him
TO Lord Iddesleigh, British Secretary
for Foreign Affairs, who subsequently,
died. That proposition remained un.
answered for months after Lord Iddes-
leish's death, and was finally returned
TO the United States by Lord Salis.
bury, with the Gan idian objections.
Secretary Baysrd went on TO say that
the embsrrassments and delaye which
had hampered negotiations 10 times
past would be obvisted by the ap
pointment CT royal commissioners
clothed with full authority to speal
both for Great Britain and the Domin
ion Of Canada, The State Depart
ment had not been tfIicislly sdsissC
who would constitute the commission
on the part OF Great Britain, but 1
was regarded 40 highly probab',
that II would consitt Of Mr.. Jo cpl
Chamberlain, Sir John Macdo- aid. ri
some other leading representative O
the Dominion Government, aud III,
British Minister at Waahi In gton. Il
was not correct, rs stated In ca ole dis
patches fro', London that the Amor
can commissioners bal already beer
selected. In the absence of direc
authority from Congress there coul,
be no United States commissio on on
appointed with full powers. such a
those possessed by the nommissio 1er
designated by tho British Drown. A
the American representatives cnul
do would he 10 agree upon an amend
ment or Of en- Interpretation of IN
treaty Of 1878, which would have :
be lsid b5iore the Uniied State
Senate for lis action before n coul
take eject. In point OF fact, Unite
States commission ers were not absc
lutely necetssry. The secretary Q
State himself, rs sole represe atative O
| the Usitsd s.steS, could negotiate
frosty, subject II course TO rAtf a ioi
by the President and Snate, jlst NJ
Mr.. Marcy, then Secretary n STATE
did In 1854 with Lord Elgin. IN
Givernor General a Canada Bat
Great Britain wished the negotiate lon
10 be conducted by three repre- entS
tives on each sid, that desire migh
very properly he complied with h
the President. sicre'ary Bayisd Init
mated that, IN his judgment, thi
would probab'y be tia best courss
and Subsequent conversation LETT IN
impression on The mind n ia
correspondent that the Pr,sidsni, 7
all probability, would deslgnato tw
other able international iuris's 10 C,
operate with the Secretary Of Sta Q 4
The negclia Ions.
THE HAVANA OUTBREAK
The Department, NJ Sa's ~ In =,
ceipt Of information tourhirg th
recent military stlzlre oi the Gu tor
house a. Havana and the occu rsuc,
OF tho following week. Toe repoI
eayi that 'hsea occurrences greet .,
cited publlc feeling in Havsnl, an
that they are TegaT1ed a. an MIC
ton Of deep rooted corruption Ia asoi
adm nietfaion, precarious econnmI
situation and decay n matsrial prn
peri,y. Following the Hs'Eufs " N
custom home on August 1871, by ord'
Of the Governor q neral. all mems {
outlet 10 the wharvea and war hons
we're clo'ei and guards esfabli'hF
over oil docks. For Bfveral dfys 70
loving a committees Il investigate
was er gagged IN an exsmii alton Of N
recent operations Of the custom hons
ard the superior ofiicers and man
subordinate we're suspended. Msai
while oil other operations were par
JI,d, tho wharyes we're covered wi,
goods discharged from veassls in n
harbor and numbers n loaded liRhie
we're not permitted IN cisohsTgs the
carrois, thsrsbv mourning exits risk
whilo crow ~ a lahorers we're B'andlr
around idle. THIS mea5uro sprei
considerable, alarm among certain "a